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mash means to:

grasp

slump

pounce

grind

The opposite of prolong is:

shorten

embellish

discuss

announce

publicize means to:

process

protect

provoke

promote

A quorum of nine justices may have been enough when we were a small homogeneous nation. In this sentence, homogeneous means:

lasting a very short time

as a formality only

belonging to this earth or world

all of the same or similar kind or nature

When patients were psychotic but not able to give consent for treatment, an involuntary petition would be initiated. In this sentence, psychotic means:

of little substance or significance

of or belonging to glands that secrete hormones

unconventional in especially appearance and behavior

characteristic of or suffering from a severe mental disorder

He leaned down over the deceased man’s face, scrutinizing the foam closely. In this sentence, deceased means:

lifeless

foreign

sickly

faultless

The psychic processes of sleep, for example, have a very different character from those of waking. In this sentence, psychic means:

common

sedative

mental

random

If your teacher assigned a botany project, what might you do?

choose a plant to study

create a tasty recipe

review your algebra book

buy a book about health

deception means :

vindication

deceit

decree

wail

vigorous means :

of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

not invading healthy tissue

of or created by one without formal training

Serbia also pledged not to obstruct Kosovo's path to eventual EU membership. In this sentence, obstruct means to:

justify

blockade

trivialize

negotiate

More intensive farming might produce the requisite surplus, but cannot be sustained; the plowed land, exposed to the elements, is destroyed in as little as a decade. In this sentence, surplus means:

overabundance

persistence

demonstration

intervention

But Signac continued to theorize and write about color and light for many years. In this sentence, theorize means to:

romanticize

criticize

hypothesize

verbalize

During a therapeutic session, the patient and therapist begin with some mutually agreed upon symptom. In this sentence, therapeutic means:

of or relating to a prophet

relating to or involved in the act of caring for someone

relating to the study of mechanics of fluids

of or pertaining to a religious orientation of doubt

altar means :

a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made

an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal

an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Using today’s standards, as soon as spies have the key they can decipher all future communications on that circuit. In this sentence, decipher means to:

throw or cast away

convert code into ordinary language

save up as for future use

consider or examine in speech

They offered no testimony to support that theory, but could still try to argue that it is a credible alternative explanation for the slayings. In this sentence, credible means:

plausible

inevitable

capital

natural

scope means :

audacious behavior that you have no right to

a quality of lacking a harmonious uniformity among parts

generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely

an area in which something operates or has power or control

She rose to her feet and brushed the dung from her trousers. In this sentence, dung means:

powder

droppings

lint

trappings

pneumonia means :

breakage of hard tissue such as bone

infectious disease caused by inflammation of the meninges

respiratory disease characterized by lung inflammation

injury to the brain caused by a blow to the head

The rays still held them back, but their great bulk loomed over the small party of humans like a sinister storm cloud. In this sentence, sinister means:

puffy

droopy

ominous

authentic

But speculations such as these, though they absorbed Dewey, did not gratify him or give him a sense of “getting somewhere.” In this sentence, gratify means to:

give an incentive for action

cause to be slowed down

make happy or satisfied

make strong or stronger

Which of the following is most likely to be an example of a neighborhood with a sparse population density?

an urban area

rural farmland

downtown Los Angeles

the suburbs

The dispute centers on who has the legal authority to sell the compound with its ornate architecture and expansive views. In this sentence, ornate means:

marked by complexity and richness of detail

belonging to or characteristic of earlier times

relating to a recently developed style

worthy of religious veneration

And in late-afternoon ________, under the glow of lamplight, the glistening field of white seemed etched by circuitous paths marked in the distance by streams of brightly clad walkers and the shadowy silhouettes of fences.

seam

morn

dusk

hunch

All which we the undersigned declare to be true and certain, offering also if need be to ________ it under oath.

overlook

sacrifice

foresee

verify

Even with relatively advanced ________, it is important to maintain an exercise regimen, with modifications as needed to minimize overuse of damaged joints.

hemorrhage

hoarseness

stammer

arthritis

With the new exchange rates the government will be able to squeeze more bolivars for every dollar it receives from its oil sales, which ________ last year on lower prices.

brandished

repealed

sidled

plunged

Which of the following is one most likely to hone?

Spanish speaking skills

two eggs in a frying pan

one's fear of heights

a star in the night sky

Tens of thousands of hardliners poured into the streets in support of Iran's clerical rulers at state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some chanting calls for the execution of opposition leaders as the country's internal ________ turned more bitter.

repose

undertaking

defiance

strife

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